For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 7, 2003
Statement on Unita
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President signed an Executive Order on May 6, 2003, that
terminates the national emergency declared pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act on September 26, 1993, with
respect to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
(UNITA).
The Executive Order lifts all sanctions imposed on UNITA in
Executive Orders 12865, 13069, and 13098. With the successful
implementation of the Lusaka Protocol and the demilitarization of
UNITA, the President has determined that the circumstances that led to
the declaration of a national emergency on September 26, 1993 no longer
exist. UNITA no longer poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to
the foreign policy of the United States. The lifting of sanctions is
consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1448 (2002),
which lifted the measures imposed pursuant to prior Security Council
resolutions related to UNITA.
The United States applauds the deeply held commitment of all the
Angolan people to bring about an end of 28 years of war, and stands
ready to assist with the building of a brighter future for Angola.
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